Mind-blowing pictures from Britain's Shed of the Year 2017

All the best pictures from the 2017 Shed of the Year competition sponsored by Cuprinol

Shed of the Year 2018: Rachael Taylor uses her shed as a design studio to run her business from

Sam Fender’s Music Shed

Sam Fender, a musician named as “one to watch in 2018” by Radio X, has turned his garden shed into a studio to pursue his music career.

His minimalist space includes an amp and an electric guitar, plus speakers so he can make music in his back garden.

Founder of Cuprinol’s Shed of the Year competition, Andrew Wilcox said: “Since the Cuprinol Shed of the Year competition started twelve years ago we’ve seen some amazing and inventive uses of sheds from all over the UK.

“We’ve always had a lot of hobbyists and workshops shed entries, but in the last few years there has been so many more start-ups and small businesses using their sheds to make a little extra money or start a new career.

It’s fantastic to have so many entries like Sam, Rachael and George using their sheds for such different side hustles!”

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Shed of the Year 2018: Sam Fender has turned his garden shed into a studio to pursue his music

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Shed of the Year 2018: George pickles vegetables on the roof and houses plants and insects

Marianne Shillingford, Creative Director at Cuprinol said: “As more people make the most of their home’s space, we have seen a trend towards people turning to the garden as an extension of their day to day living and more people are finding amazing uses for their sheds beyond storage and DIY.

Taking home the prize for Best Historic Shed, the Anglo-Saxon inspired Wychurst Longhall, Europe’s largest privately-owned medieval reconstruction, fought off stiff competition to be crowned overall category winner on Channel 4’s Amazing Spaces Shed of the Year.

Other contenders included a shed full of Vietnam War memorabilia, a shed where author Dylan Thomas penned some of this most famous works and a "man shed" on a decommissioned RAF base - a nuclear attack bunker.

Meanwhile, Bryan Lewis Jones from Denbighshire, beat three other impressive shortlisted sheds to become winner of Best Unique Shed for his Rotating Shed which follows the sun to revolve a complete 360 degrees throughout the day.